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Jamie Lynn Spears, sister of pop singer Britney, has given birth to a baby girl, according to a person close to the Spears family.

The person asked not to be identified because the family has not yet announced the baby’s birth.

The 17-year-old was the star of Nickelodeon’s Zoey 101.

The Spears family announced in December that Jamie Lynn was pregnant. The father is Casey Aldridge, a pipe-layer from Liberty, Mississippi. The couple announced an engagement several months ago.

The baby was born at the Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Centre, but the hospital did not confirm the birth.

Spears lives near Liberty with Aldridge, 19, and has been seen around the small south Mississippi town often as her pregnancy became more apparent. Her family owns a home across the state line in Kentwood, Louisiana.

Spears announced her pregnancy through an article in OK! Magazine and was expected to receive a large payment for exclusive pictures of the newborn.

The baby was named Maddie Briann and weighed 7lb, 11oz, the unnamed friend said.